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Couldn't pass up the chance to drop this in here. Nah, bro, be glad Gun Media and Illfonic didn't make this game.

The last 3 or 4 stagecoach missions i went on i just blew them up, was much easier. a well timed toss of the dynamite and boom, you got a busted up stage, dead guards, and dead horses to give you that red honor. you might be my thought was to throw him in the river downstream where it was deeper so he could learn to swim. What i liked doing was shooting lone horsemen at the river crossings then chasing their horse into the river and killing it to get the red honor, then watch them and see how far down stream they would float. Never did beat up the newspaper boy, shot him though, and he was selling papers the next day with his head and left eye wrapped in bandages. Tough kid.

Reading comprehension. It's a "Cheapie Maghee mechanic"--nothing said about players who use them. The mechanics are cheap; I have no quarrel with players who use them as intended. If anything, I blame R* for putting that crap in the game to begin with. I used Fortnite as an example because (A) I hate that game--it flat out sucks, and is only popular because it's free to play. The graphics are trash, the mechanics are disgusting, and it's just a terrible experience. Shooters require balance, and Fortnite is about as balanced as a one-legged pirate with a glandular disorder; and (B) Fortnite is an easy comparison because of it's inherent and intentionally outlandish cartoonish style--an overt contrast to the care, realism, and attention to detail that permeate almost every aspect of RDR2. If they charged $39.99 or $59.99 for the PvP version of Fortnite NOBODY would play it. Instead, it's populated by preteens who don't have disposable income playing for free, and parents who just want to spend time with their kids. Put an economic gate to entry on that title, and it's about as popular as a wet fart in an elevator. I guess the point of all this is, I REALLY hate Fortnite. Probably because my kid wants to play it and won't shut up about it--all his friends play it, and talk about it, and do the idiotic ripoff dances during basketball practice--God, I hate that game. The GOAT? There's only one GOAT, and his name was Robert Paulson. What they should do is make it a scoring modifier for using free aim as opposed to AA. For example, playing PvP versus PvE mode of Survival on the Division adds in a 1.5x score multiplier at the end of the match. So for RDR2, you should be locked into your aim preference before the session starts, and from there, you have a scoring modifier applied to your XP gains if you use free aim as opposed to auto aim. Shoot, son, I can do that blindfolded with half a bottle of whiskey in my belly. A real neat trick is shooting hats off of them instead of pulling off headshots.

Both of your statements are true, however if I were to switch to manual, my current status of “not being good” will decrease to “so bad he should’t bother playing” and honestly, I don’t want to start from scratch with learning it because ultimately auto aim works well enough for me and I’m lazy.

It feels so poor and repetitive.... dead and empty. Why was it released like this? I quit playing and sold the game.

reddead 2 is more better then the firt one😀

You're riding down the road and for no reason, WHAM, an NPC character swerves over a good 2 feet into your way. You fall off your horse and if this happens near witnesses, you're wanted. Another example of R* adding mechanics just to cause conflict. This is completely unrealistic and takes away from the games immersion. I get maybe a few NPC outlaws doing this to antagonize you, but every single one? Lame. Also, this makes the cinematic mode utterly useless as you most always will crash and be knocked out of it. This was stupidly annoying in GTA and it is equally as frustrating in RDR2. Make the NPCs harder and stop making the game irritating with additions like this.

Yea, but if it happens all the time it's not really a surprise.

Hey, don't come in here trying to change the subject! hehehehe

it's okay usually, you get the odd idiot with their mic turned up full but apart from some guy singing an Ed Sheeran song in swahili it's not too bad.

Literally everything short of fishing is fun in this game: Want to go on a murder spree without getting a wanted level? Go to Van Horn. Hunt, rob, or steal your way to happiness. Shoot a fish. Blow up a stagecoach (it takes a bit of dynamite and ingenuity, but it CAN be done). Beat up a newspaper boy. Punch a horse. Throw someone off a bridge! Sure, there's plenty of "nice" things to do, but other than patting a dog in town, the "nice" things.... are kind of boring--let's admit it, I'm not the only one who fantasized about putting one in the back of little Jack's head on that fishing trip and calling it a day, right?

I got from max honor to max dishonor easily by doing this. Slaughtering lots of civilians, especially women is key as is doing it in brutal fashion like pulling out your knife, tackling them and executing them with a throat slit. Killing lawmen isn't as effective. They're more for gaining XP.

Actually, its been ok, most don't have it switched to "public" the only issue I have is much of the "chatter" I hear is arabic or french for some reason. But your right about the occassional " I'm going to kill you mutha&*^%^&". But I've learned quite a lot of tips by chatting to higher level players on how they levelled up, and where to farm etc.

Thats sucks, never had that happen to me. I only bought the game because of the promised story mode. ONline was fun for like 2 days.

Appreciate the responses, folks! Tadpole's suggestion definitely pointed me in the right direction. The first time I tried it, I got wayyy further than usual. I even got to a point where Micah got killed (which I had hoped would come with a reward or something 😉). During the escape though, the screen locked up. After a restart, thing continued to be buggy. After another 10 attempts and a bunch of trial and error, I figured it out. It's definitely a 'save file' issue, but what also helped (for some reason) was to complete some side tasks before returning to the mission. Specifically in my case, I rolled back to a fresh save (not an auto-save), skinned a deer, talked to the trapper, and saved someone from wolves before finally completing the mission. Hopefully this helps anyone else with the same issue. Love this game and I'm glad a little save glitch isn't gonna ruin things.

they respawn. not sure what the timer is. I'd pick what i could find for the exotics and herbalist challenges, then go do a mission or 2 or hunt for a few days and they'd be back.

All of this won't be an issue once I unlock dynamite arrows........lol

you can stand down.... just don't click the disband feature in the setting menu... That will make you delete your posse and waster 200 bucks

.......freakin' hilarious. Can't believe this thread is still going.

There's a barn in St. Denis with random horses. There's a post here somewhere about it. Not sure if you can get the White Arabian there. You can buy the other Arabians in the stables in chapter 4, not sure they'll be available in the prologue, i haven't made it through chapter 4 yet Attached picture of the barn location just north edge of St. Denis (at least i think that's where it is).

Well it doesn't give anyone a free kill shot.. So what are you talking about? if someone dives infront of someone who doesn't heavily rely on auto aim OR uses Paint it Black. They would lucky to be able to get another shot off...because in most cases they would be dead.

@ZachW stable won't save it... I thought the same thing and threw My Horse in there. Sadly, he didn't make it... I believe there is a farm somewhere that has a white Arabian spawn, but I'm not entirely sure about it. I think @Kormath had mentioned it?

Referring back to the OP, he thinks he is the best because he uses auto-aim and claimed it takes more skill to use auto-aim then free aim. There really is no issue whether or not you use it. It's more of a matter claiming something that is completely off base.

The whole point is to have fun. You guys do so by immersing yourself in the game making it more realistic with free aim. Others might not have so much fun if they couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a BB gun using free aim. That being said, I'm certainly no fan of those like the OP who think they are the GOAT especially when taking advantage of the game assisted tools.

This whole free aim vs auto aim debate is silly IMHO. There's a reason you can choose one or the other. Free aim is for those who want to challenge themselves and their gaming skills. Auto aim is for those who have less confidence in their gaming skills and want an overall more casual experience. Either choice is perfectly fine. You can't force others to play your style. BTW, I fall into the latter category.

they do. but it's shorter distance to take the tracks. I ride beside the tracks on the gravel, riding on the tracks will slow you down a touch too.

But you can just shoot the person the moment he dives on the ground. Besides people dive to avoiding being killed by 'auto aim' and break its lock ons. No matter how stupid and cheesy it looks... Auto Aim is worse.

Repeated diving causes a constant re-positioning of the hit box which when combined with an online game can/will cause inaccuracies in player targeting. So where you shoot isn't always where the game gives you credit for. Plus, it just looks stupid and it's a really cheesy way to play.

The whole session thing seems strongly depending on matchmaking based on your honor. At least according to observations we had within our (Socialclub) crew, which is a pretty organized one. Some of us where honorable and others dishonorable. Let's say you join a session with 100% honor. It is highly likely that 4 out of 6 active posses are honorable unlike to joining with low honor where it might be that 6 out of 6 are dishonorable. When joining a pretty honorable session, you'll end up with people greeting you, sending invites to posses and such. When joining to dishonorable session, you'll end up being shot in allot of instances.

The thing that scares me about a bounty system is this: are you advocating other players going after the griefer for a reward? Can you imagine the rush or bragging rights this guy might get if he is attacked by 20 people and manages to kill 19 before the 20th takes him down? This sounds sort of like what some of them are actually looking for. It sounds exactly like what these guys are doing already. I say make any punishment less dramatic and less what these guys are doing already. I'm still advocating that after every nonconsensual killing/murder, the next time the griefer logs in, he gets a message from Rockstar saying that because of his griefing, he has lost 5 to 10 levels, along with the ability to use items that his new level no longer supports. Losing levels seems to have more consequences than anything in this game, even cash and gold. Whatever you decide, everyone please send your suggestions to Rockstar in their feedback. Regardless of whether or not we can agree on what should be done to griefers, we do all agree that they are a problem and that some of us need help dealing with these online bullies. I'm not one that believes that fighting back solves the problem, it just shows the griefer that he can drag you down to his level. https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/online/feedback

Red Dead Online allows players to enjoy the game with others and complete a variety of activities together thanks to posses, which are pretty much the game's clans or gangs. Every posse needs a camp, obviously, and players have quite a bit of control over the size of the camp they want to create, where to place it and so on. As camps are extremely important in Red Dead Online, even just to avoid having to deal with other belligerent players in Free Roam mode, learning everything there is to know about them is extremely important to make the best out of the online multiplayer mode. Camps Basics Camps can only be set by posse leaders. Inside each camp, the leader and all members of the posse can access the wardrobe, cook food and craft items. All members of the posse can also hide from groups of enemies if the camp has the white flag risen. To access the camps' flag, you just need to get close to it and inspect it using the Left Trigger button on Xbox One and the L2 Button on PlayStation 4. If the white flag is risen, other players will not be able to damage any of the camp's occupant. If the white flag is lowered, however, the red one will be risen, indicating that those in the camp are ready for combat. Flags in camps can also be changed in color. Doing so will cost $50 or 2 Gold Bars, which is definitely expensive, considering how hard it is to earn money in the game. Camps Sizes When creating a camp, you will be able to choose its size between small and large. The small camp can host up to four players, and it will require $1 a day for its upkeep. The large camp can host up to seven players, and it will require $2 a day for its upkeep. The camp's size only influences the number of players that it can host: facilities are the same in both small and large camps. Moving Camps Camps cannot be placed freely, but only in one of 12 different locations: Scarlett Meadows, Bayou Nwa, Big Valley, Cholla Springs, Cumberland Forest, Gaptooh Ridge, Great Plains, Grizzlies, Heartlands, Hennigan's Stead, Rio Bravo, Roanoke Ridge, and Tall Trees. Camps can also be moved to any of the 12 locations at any time while in Free Roam mode by paying a small fee. It costs $2 to move a small camp and $4 to move a large one. Camp Customization Once you have your camp set up and running, you can customize it with a theme which can be purchased by talking with Cripps, who acts as your dedicated assistant in Red Dead Online. Of all the themes, only the Standard theme is free, as the others can be unlocked by ranking up or by purchasing them. The Military Surplus Theme is unlocked at Rank 24, while the Traveling Opulence Theme is unlocked at Rank 38. The Hobo Life Theme is only available for purchase for $150. If you have purchased the Ultimate Edition, you can also use the Survivor Theme. This theme is currently exclusive to the Ultimate Edition, so it's not possible to unlock it in any way at the time. Camp Upgrades Like in the single-player story mode, it's possible to upgrade camps and enjoy some additional perks like improved cores restoration at camp and while in Free Roam. All upgrades need to be unlocked first by ranking up, which makes them available for purchase. The currently available upgrades are: Rank 15: Lean-To Tent - Refills Cores to 25% when entering Free Roam. Your Cores refill 50% faster when resting at Camp. Rank 22: A-Frame Tent - Refills to 35% when entering Free Roam, 75% faster at Camp. Rank 36: Tall Lean-To Tent - Refills to 45% when entering Free Roam, 100% at Camp. Rank 49: Open-Air Lean-To Tent - Refills Cores to 55% when entering Free Roam, 125% at Camp. Rank 55: Covered Lean-To Tent - Refills Cores to 65% when entering Free Roam, 150% at Camp. Rank 64: Covered Tent - Refills to 75% in Free Roam, 175% at Camp The final camp upgrade is the Fast Travel upgrade, unlocked at rank 65. Fast travel allows players to travel between 16 different travel points, including your camp, for a fee. The post Red Dead Online Camps Guide appeared first on RDR2.org. Read the full story

I don't think it's a culture thing, it's more of some people wanting to make this into a battlefield 5/fps game. Some just cannot appreciate a multiplayer game that does not involve killing every other player they see. Older players like myself sometimes just like to slow down and appreciate all aspects of a game, seeing that there was a lot of time and energy placed into making it.

American servers for me, East Coast to be specific, and this forum isn’t big enough for me to go into my old man rant about the youth culture. Haha

Not zombies. I'd like more missions. There's still a time gap between games that they could fill. I'd also like to see the gang again... It's lonely out there now... Nice gamertag btw, made me crack up.

1) Auto Aim is easier, so if you use it and claim your the best, I can see how someone might question your logic, especially with no "official" metric in which to measure players against other players. 2) Those of you who are saying people who use auto-aim suck, not all of us think we are awesome because of computer assisted kills, myself included. 3) Not everyone has the time or desire to put in the time to master video game shooting skills. Thanks.

I have the initial tutorial, but the freeroam seemed available after just a few missions. You may not have went far enough yet, but should be close.

I've completed RDR2 and it has firmly become my favourite game of all time. I have a tradition at Christmas that I buy a game before the Christmas day and play it on the day. My plan was to do this with RDR2, but after reading so many reviews I started playing it before Christmas day. I also bought Hitman 2 which ended up supposedly being my Christmas day game. However, because RDR2 is so amazing Hitman 2 remains unopened for 2 reasons first, I'm on my second playthrough of RDR2 and second I bought RDR. I've played RDR twice in the past and for some reason never got around to completing it. This time however, I wanted to play it to its conclusion because of how the story ties in with RDR2. For instance near the beginning of RDR when Marston confronts Bill Williamson outside Fort Mercer, Williamson was just some random character before I'd played RDR2 but this time he was the asshole I'd grown to know in RDR2. Also, learning that Javier and Dutch would be appearing in the game kept me rapt. The conversations with characters that tied in with RDR2 was also interesting. I've no idea when Hitman 2 will get a look in, but I suspect it's gonna be quite a while because I plan to get RDR Undead nightmare soon.

Yeah, it finished very abruptly....product of network cancellation I guess! I liked the fact that it attempted to portray the west a bit more realistically....a lot of grime, greed and bad hygiene....but it also had some fantastic characters and it seemed to be building up to a action packed conclusion before the studio pulled a Sopranos on us! :-) Always a chance it could get revived though!

These should be the trapper challenges. You need rank 10 in all of them.

I have. I felt it was short lived. I don't remember if it just ended or it was canceled. It was one of the only series I took interest in back then on HBO.

A bounty system that hits griefers real hard

I like do to listen to them talk about how they are going to kill me, while they are being so sneaky and try to ambush me. It has been a crapshoot though. Not that many really use it.

Ditto. So sick of zombies, they've been way over killed, give us something else. Vampires, Weres, Aliens, whatever just no more zombies!

Try saving the game in a new file right before you progress to the part you are getting stuck at. For some reasons, some people have had issues with corrupted save files and this usually fixes it.

A reality in the sense of IRL like zombies killing us all? Or within the game? I am assuming you mean within the game lol I was fine with the first one but I am worn out on zombies. They'd have to give me something different to catch my interest. Maybe aliens or monsters.

It's in beta testing still......

Oh and have you guys seen Deadwood?

@Alias I'd just keep my mouth shut and be happy lol Or you could always contact R* support and tell them you only wanted 15...

Actually....i think you can have MORE than 7 but only 7 active at anytime. I think I counted 11 spots when you click on your posse and go to "members". Until I saw this I thought the same as the previous replies. It makes sense that you could recruit more players than just the max number of active online players TBH. This way, when a few are offline you can still run a full 7 member posse. I havent had enough players to test this for confirmation however.